🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さじゃかいん【授かいん】 : sajakain | define meaning
sajakain
Pronunciation: [sad͡ʑakaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be blessed (with a child)
- っくゎさじゃかいん【子授かいん】
kkwa sajakain
"To be blessed with a child"
- っくゎさじゃかいん【子授かいん】
- To be endowed with; to be entrusted with; to be given; to receive; to take on
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese さずかる【授かる】 sazukaru "to be blessed with; to be entrusted with".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 授かいん |
| Kana | さじゃかいん |
| Romanization | sajakain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sad͡ʑakaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sajakayun, sajakain |
sajakatan |
sajakaran |
sajakarantan |
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ATT |
sajakayuru, sajakairu |
sajakataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sajakatoon |
sajakatootan |
sajakateewuran |
sajakateewurantan |
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ATT |
sajakatooru |
sajakatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sajakarasun |
sajakarachan |
sajakarasan |
sajakarasantan |
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ATT |
sajakarasuru |
sajakaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sajakarariyun, |
sajakararitan, |
sajakarariran, |
sajakararirantan, |
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ATT |
sajakarariyuru, |
sajakararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sajakarasariyun, |
sajakarasaritan |
sajakarasariran |
sajakarasarirantan |
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ATT |
sajakarasariyuru, |
sajakarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sajakateen |
sajakateetan |
sajakateeneen |
sajakateeneentan |
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ATT |
sajakateeru |
sajakateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sajakatoochun |
sajakatoochan |
sajakateeukan |
sajakateeukantan |
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ATT |
sajakatoochuru |
sajakatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sajakar- |
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Dictionary |
sajakayun, sajakain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sajakayuru, sajakairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sajakayu-, sajakai- |
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Adverbial |
sajakai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sajakara |
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Conjunctive |
sajakati |
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Representative |
sajakatai |
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Imperative |
sajakari, |
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Conditional |
sajakaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sajakayuru haji, sajakairu haji |
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So as to... |
sajakayuru gutu, sajakairu gutu |
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Before... |
sajakayuru mee, sajakairu mee |
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While... |
sajakayuru qweeda, sajakayuru-qweema, sajakairu qweeda, sajakairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
sajakayuru tami ni, sajakairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sajakati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sajakati-kwiin |
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Completive |
sajakati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sajakati-n |
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After... |
sajakati-kara |
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After... |
sajakati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sajakai-busan |
sajakai-busantan |
sajakai-bushikoo neen, sajakai-bushikoo neeran |
sajakai-bushikoo neentan, sajakai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sajakai-busaru |
sajakai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sajakai-yassan |
sajakai-yassantan |
sajakai-yashikoo neen, sajakai-yashikoo neeran |
sajakai-yashikoo neentan, sajakai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sajakai-yassaru |
sajakai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sajakai-gurisan |
sajakai-gurisantan |
sajakai-gurikoo neen, sajakai-gurikoo neeran |
sajakai-gurikoo neentan, sajakai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sajakai-gurisaru |
sajakai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sajakai-misheen, sajaka-misheen |
sajakai-misheentan, sajaka-misheentan |
sajakai-misooran, sajaka-misooran |
sajakai-misoorantan, sajaka-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sajakai-misheeru, sajaka-misheeru |
sajakai-misheetaru, sajaka-misheetaru, sajakai-misoocharu, sajaka-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sajakai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sajakayu-tan, sajakai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sajakayu-shi, sajakai-shi |
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Concessive |
sajakayu-shiga, sajakai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sajakayu-kutu, sajakai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sajakayu-na, sajakai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sajakayu-ra sajakai-ra |
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Questions |
sajakayu-ga, sajakai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sajakayabiyun, sajakaibiyun, |
sajakayabitan, sajakaibitan |
sajakayabiran, sajakaibiran |
sajakayabirantan, sajakaibirantan |
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ATT |
sajakayabiyuru, sajakaibiyuru, |
sajakayabitaru, sajakaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sajakayumi, sajakaimi |
sajakatii |
sajakarani |
sajakarantii |
Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
意味：さずかる【授かる】